Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-20

EDS RECORD UNION: | read with much
interest the elaborate, many-column ar
ucle you had in your Saturday issue of
April 30th, upon Gridley and Butte county
which you supplemented May 7th with a
well-deserved tribute TO Chico. Your issue
of April 30th also had a few very interest
ing remarks from DR.. Latham, respecting
the spirit of progress which is stirring M
Oroville also. Of course such noteworthy
articles elected much spirit of inquiry and
observation of their relative position in
the Sacramento valley. Incidentally, too,
| noted that your article upon Grid
ley alluded to projected railway
to Moore's Station, which l found
was about ten miles south of Oroville, on
the Marysville and Oroville Railroad. and
about nine or ten miles from GriGley BY an
air line. But giancing at the map, it
seemed to me that the public would be
more accommodated by junction railway
from Selsby to 0roville which barely ex-
ceeds ten miles also. But the great necessity
for Oroyille appears to me to be direct rail
way to Chico. Oroville being the county
seat, communication should be as direct as
possible to the largest centers of popula-
ton, and Chico now has about 5000, and
probably in the near future 10000 with
the advantage of the Normal School, and
colony introduction by her leading land
lords, General Bidwell and others. An
Oroyille and Chico railway would probably
not exceed from 20 to % miles, and the
grades would be easy, as it would skirt the
foothills all the way, and give immense
stimulus TO orchard culture besides which
the line would be a direct outlet from all
eastern Butte county, and be boon even
to Downieville, in Sierra county, aud a ma
terial advantage to a great part of Yuba.
Such line from Chico to Oroville also
might be part of a grand trunk line
hereafter through to Nevada City and Col
fax, connecting with the Central Pacific
Eastern system. Probably line from Oro-
vile to Nevada City would be altogether
too costly ior present construction, but il
would be such boon to Tuha and Nevada
that it might be worth almost any cost and
of course would give employment to an
immense force, and it might not exceed SO
to 40 miles, through Wyandotte, Bangor,
Martins and near Rice's Bridge.
But the map of the Sacramento basin
shows other desirable railroads You have
already drawn attention to the probably
speedy completion of the Placerville rail-
way from Shingle Springs and 20 the ANA
dor line from Brighton 10 Michigan Bar,
etc, to the timber belt and railroad in El
Dorado county, both deserving hearty sup
port Some time ago | suggested in the
Auburn newspapers a junction rou:e from
Newcastle to Lincoln, which would be only
nine or ten miles in place of twenty-four
miles round at present by Roseville The
Placer -4rglts was quiet favorable 70 it. 1t
would, in fact, shorten the route from Col
fax or the East to Marysville and any part
eff the California and Oregon railway
Then, again, in mapping the whole Sscra-
mento valley TO q pretty large scale it
seems at once apparent that no time should
be lost il carrying through the Woodland,
Cache Creek and Clear Lake railway | ad-